Summary
The ability to have energy envelop the user for a number of different applications. It can be used either consciously or subconsciously.
This is often associated with Energy Manipulation, Chi Manipulation, Life Manipulation, and Soul Manipulation.
Applications
- Aura Generation: An extremely common application releases and surrounds the user in/with energy/matter for defensive and/or offensive purposes, usually spawning what is akin to forcefield or a shockwave of energy. More advanced users typically have some sort of powerful effect generated by their Aura, such as various Durability Negating powers (like Death Manipulation, Fear Manipulation, Sleep Manipulation, Transmutation, Life Force Absorption, Probability Manipulation, Fate Manipulation, etc).
- Aura Concealment: Users can suppress or conceal their auras to prevent it from sensed and/or recognized.
- Aura Detection: Users can sense the presence of auras in their vicinity and potentially gain detailed understanding about the auras they are sensing, such as how much power/energy the subject possesses, whether they are friend or foe, their precise location, ect.
- Physical Augmentation: Users can channel their Aura to amplify physical attributes.
- Weapon Creation: Users can condense their Aura into tangible constructs in order to produce tools, objects, weapons and other items, create semi-living constructs and/or create structures/buildings of varying permanence.
- Elemental Aura: Users can release and surround themselves in/with elemental matter and/or energy for defensive and/or offensive purposes.
Notable Users
- The Four Maidens (RWBY)
- Chakra Users (Naruto)
- Chi Users (Dragonball)
- Nen Users (Hunter x Hunter)
- Lucario (Pokémon)
- Alien X (Ben 10)